MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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